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It’s never too early!

Sunday

I remember growing up and I would hear slick comments about
my mother being our friend.

“She’s trying to be your friend more than your mother.”

Growing up I then realized
the best way to build a relationship is to first have a friendship to form and
build a trust.

I never felt my mother was just my friend, but being a mother
you’re obligated to play many roles, friend being one of them.
You have
to be able to kick it with your child with no back lash, anger or mixed up
feelings.

With her doing that we created an unbreakable bond.
I don’t
feel ashamed to speak with her about anything.
I trust her to handle my
emotions and my life.
She opened up every part of her so that we would feel
like we didn’t need to run to the next person, male or female when we feel a
lack of something.

At 27, with a child of my own we have the best friendship
ever.
Never get it twisted though, because I am always a mother first.
Children
need to know and feel that they can trust you, that you believe in them and
that there isn’t a thing you wouldn’t do for them.

Riley and I have the times of our lives together.
I kick it
with her like she’s my sister, I teach her right from wrong, I build her up
especially when she feels down, and I protect her down to the tiny bones in her
toes.

I protect her and nurture her as a mother should and show her the way of
life.
I hold no secrets in return she holds none from me.
I am completely
honest no matter the level or emotion forth coming it has on either of us.Whatever she faces we face together.
That is all there is to it.

So when I say it’s never too early I mean it’s never too
early if it’s something you feel is necessary for your child to know, learn or
experience.
In this day and age our children are being taken from us more and
more each day.
Rather by mistaken death, illness, suicide, and even abduction. Educate them on the everyday battles of life, on the issues that arise in young
children and in African American children.

I have a friend whose daughter is the same age as Riley.
Recently she received a devastating call regarding a comment her daughter made
in school,

“I want to kill myself.”

I felt for her as we talked and she cried because not only
do we carry our baby’s emotions the last thing we want is for anything to
happen to them.
Sometimes even though they are small, you have to get to the
core of them.
Be sure to stay engaged, ask them how their days are, ask them
about their friends, the things they learn and most importantly make them feel
like they can come to you for any and every little thing.

Suicide has become
common in our young African Americans
and we need to make sure we are there for
them. Loving them and securing them!

No question is too big or too grown!You rather them learn
things the correct way from you or the wrong way from the world?
You can lead them but the rest is up to them at the end of
the day!Be there for your kids and be active in their life while still allowing
them to be children!